Fears, hopes and aspirations
How to get a media system in Libya working
Training blog from Libya
The pride and peril of the fall
Libyans reveal how their new free media should be framed. The country’s aspirations, sensitivities and war grievances should be taken into consideration, they say.
The DCMF is engaged in finding the best possible way to help lift Libyan media from decades of insignificance, fragility and fear in collaboration with different rights groups, Libyan journalists and officials.
During the week-long visit, delegates were briefed on the current media environment on a national level and they identified priority areas.
The Libyan Executive Office of Media Affairs has set up a focal group to lead the writing of a code of ethics for the national media.
There have been media martyrs as journalists and activists documented the revolution. Freedom came at a price, but there is a new future to be embraced.
"In spite of several outlets opening, the Libyan media fails to meet ethical standards and suffers from bad management".
The tale of the revolution in pictures, showcasing how the Libyan people set themselves free from a dictatorial regime which lasted 42 years.
Nabil Al Haj, 29, used to be a news anchor for Libyan State TV. Battling with a lack of journalistic ethics at Gaddafi's channel, he decided to flee the country.
In October, after Gaddafi forces had left Tripoli, the DCMF visited Libya for the first time as part of its strategy to help free the country's media.
The DCMF training workshop aimed to assist a group of journalists who are getting accustomed to newfound media freedoms.
Reporting from Libya, the DCMF interviews media experts who believe the region needs more press freedom.
DCMF partner and Small World News founder Brian Conley writes from Tripoli about the first in a series of video 'boot camps'.
The DCMF completes a three-day workshop in Libya on the media and human rights. Particpants and trainers give their opinion on how it went.
The DCMF has launched a television training programme to the future stars of Libya's media.
